• Boozilla@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    In the USA: complicated tax returns that require tax software and/or professional help. It’s a rent-seeking scam.

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      24 hours ago

      The complication is mostly determining what actually counts as income and the insane amount of deductions and credits you might be eligible for.

      For most people a simple standard deduction is very easy to file, and can be done on paper in 15-30 minutes. But I agree that this is still too complicated.